Summary

Presenter: Fernando Perez

IPython began its life as a personal "afternoon hack", but almost 12
years later it has become a large and complex project, where we try to
think in a comprehensive and coherent way about many related problems in
scientific computing. Despite all the moving parts in IPython, there are
actually very few key ideas that drive our vision, and I will discuss
how we seek to turn this vision into concrete technical constructs. We
focus on making the computer a tool for insight and communication, and
we will see how every piece of the IPython architecture is driven by
these ideas.

I will also look at IPython in the context of the broader SciPy
ecosystem: both how the project's user and developer community has
evolved over time, and how it maintains an ongoing dialogue with the
rest of this ecosystem. We have learned some important lessons along the
way that I hope to share, as well as considering the challenges that lie
ahead.